Hope or denial?

[Abiodunakinola]

Hope is different from wishing. If I am hoping that something will turn out good from something, that means I'm working hard to achieve that thing and I'm hoping for a successful outcome. That means hope is the fire that keeps me going.

But in terms of wishing, you are not working toward achieving something but only wishing, which may eventually not happen.

I don't like to wish, but I hope.

[Kigen Valarie]

I believe for me wishing has always been with me no matter how much I'm hopeful. Luckily, since hope is a strategy I've realized that I have a lot to do to get out of this stage. I believe this will tremendously improve my well-being and overall performance, especially in setting goals and achieving them.

[Sameeha Ismail]

Just today morning I was in denial. I wanted to be selected for a scholarship, but I could not get in. Instead of looking forward to other opportunities, I just wanted to find a novel to dunk in. Then I wrote down what I was feeling, and I was ready to move forward.

[Nenye Lauraa]

Hope is a difficult thing. To hope is to have expectations, to want something that might or might not happen. Nevertheless, to hope is to live. To strive and keep on trying and it will be worth it even if it breaks your heart a little.

"It was like dying a little every day. It was like being alive, too. It was joy so complete it was pain. It destroyed me and unmade me and forged me. I hated it, because I knew I couldn’t escape it, and knew it would forever change me."
-----Sarah. J Maas

Hope is something that fuels the human mind. There is something about hoping on something that doesn't pan out. I have experienced it, and it felt like my whole world was ripped apart.

[Chinenye Sus]

Hope can be tricky and the author clearly explained how to use it as an instrument to help our efforts and avoid using it as a denial of a situation that's actually hopeless or at least pointless.

Understanding hope as a strategic tool rather than a blind denial, one can harness its power for effective efforts while avoiding its misuse in futile situations. Balancing hope as a constructive force is key.

[Patel Khushi Manishbhai]

Hope is a difficult thing. To hope is to have expectations, to want something that might or might not happen. Nevertheless, to hope is to live. To strive and keep on trying and it will be worth it even if it breaks your heart a little.

"It was like dying a little every day. It was like being alive, too. It was joy so complete it was pain. It destroyed me and unmade me and forged me. I hated it, because I knew I couldn’t escape it, and knew it would forever change me."
-----Sarah. J Maas

Hope is something that fuels the human mind. There is something about hoping on something that doesn't pan out. I have experienced it, and it felt like my whole world was ripped apart.

Ripped apart in a good way or a bad way? There are sometimes where we need to tear our seams and rip out our skins.

[Nguavese Abeva]

The author adeptly illuminated the nuanced nature of hope, emphasizing its role as a tool to bolster our endeavors rather than a means of denying genuinely hopeless or futile situations.

[Surekha Krishnakumar]

I think it’s not easy to have hope at all times, as it might become just wishful thinking. Conscious hope and denial is like two sides of the same coin and they come hand in hand. It’s not a regular day if we don’t have a little bit of both as human beings with an active mind.

[Ivy_Nesty28]

Earlier, I used to confuse between the two. But now I know what hope is and I know how to be hopeful even when everything falls apart around you. I have learnt that hope not only lets you be calm during difficult situations but it'll also help to keep a clear head and take decisions.

[Esther Deekor]

I do this at times but I've never considered it as denial, but now I do realize that it really is denial. For me, that's the first thing that happens and I've always considered this as my own ay of fighting never realizing that I've been in denial.

[Alice Fu]

I often find myself in denial of situations. There is often times even recently where I am constantly dreaming of a better place to be in life, when in reality the odds of everything just look incredibly bleak. The aspect of wishing can often reach a point of delusion when there's just no denying the faults of things that are present and all around.

[Upphilan Paul]

I came to realize that hoping to get what one wants is important as it keeps one on the path of anticipation and work.

[Samina Moiyadi]

Hope requires effort. There have been a few instances in my life where I was skeptical about putting in that effort and wished that things went how I wanted them to. But that never happens on its own. It is wisely taught to children in schools that 'God helps those who help themselves'.

[_Rhea Jacob]

I have found myself in situations where I hope for something but don't act or work in it and in the end I either forget about it or I push myself really hard to complete it.

[Bron Bakers]

Hope can also be denial. It is a dangerous line and we should be realistic with what we hope for. It helps to manage our expectations.